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Stephen Shin

Stephen Shin

Producer, director and writer, also actor · Hong Kong, British Crown Colony

Hong Kong Director

Biography from TMDB.

From
Hong Kong, British Crown Colony
Works as
Producer, director and writer, also actor
Titles
9 on MovieCove · 47 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Up 14% in 30 days

What are Stephen Shin's films like?

Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
52%
Bonds
15%
Survival
14%
Self
12%
Society
4%
Power
3%
Revenge3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty2 titles, browse their movies with this themeViolence2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 9 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 1 · Dark 5

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 3 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 3

Intense: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their intense movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 6

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 4 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 4

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 3 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 2

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 7 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
8
Thrilling
5
Cold
2
Melancholic
2
Joyful
1
Other
3

How their films linger

Fun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet4
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Stephen Shin's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 9 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (2).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Stephen Shin's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

47 credits, 9 with a MovieCove page.

  • On Wings of Eagles(2016)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • The Assassin(2015)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • The Source of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Lunch with Charles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Co-Producer

  • The Meaning of Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Producer

  • The Great Conqueror’s Concubine: Part II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Director

  • The Great Conqueror's Concubine: Part I (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Director · Writer

  • Taxi Hunter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Producer

  • Zen of Sword (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Producer

  • Second to None (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Producer

  • Black Cat II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Director · Producer

  • Best of the Best (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Producer

  • Heart Against Hearts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Tiger Cage III (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Producer

  • Dreams of Glory, A Boxer's Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Producer

  • Sea Wolves (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Producer

  • His Fatal Ways (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Producer

  • Black Cat(1991)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Will of Iron (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Producer

  • Forbidden Arsenal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Producer

  • The Perfect Match (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Director · Producer

  • BB 30 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Director · Producer

  • A Bite of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Director · Producer

  • Tiger Cage II(1990)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • In the Line of Duty 5: Middle Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Producer

  • Heart Into Hearts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Director · Producer

  • Traces of the Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Director

  • Happy Together (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Director · Producer · Writer

  • In the Line of Duty IV(1989)

    Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • The Nobles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Producer

  • Funny Ghost (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Producer

  • Unfaithfully Yours (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Producer

  • It's a Mad, Mad, Mad World III (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Director · Producer

  • Love Me and My Dad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Director · Writer

  • In the Line of Duty III(1988)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • When Tat Fu Was Young (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Producer

  • Heart to Hearts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Director · Producer

  • Tiger Cage(1988)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Double Fattiness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Producer

  • Vengeance Is Mine(1988)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Easy Money (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Director

  • Brotherhood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay

  • Eclipse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Innocence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Director

  • Dangerous Encounters of the First Kind(1980)

    as Interpol Officer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • The Happenings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Editor Liang Fan

  • Affairs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Director

Career shape

A full career of 46 titles from 1976 to 2016.

Biggest box office

The Assassin (2015)

$12M worldwide

Highest rated

Dangerous Encounters of the First Kind (1980)

Midcredits 88th

Most popular right now

On Wings of Eagles (2016)

Film career

  • 1980Screen debut· Dangerous Encounters of the First Kind

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting2 of 46: 2 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting21 of 46: 5 only directing, 16 with another roleWriting9 of 46: 0 only writing, 9 with another roleProducing34 of 46: 22 only producing, 12 with another role · typical Midcredits score65th

46 titles, 17 with more than one role — producing and directing overlap on 11 of them.

By decade

1970s1 · crew1980s18 · 2 acting · 16 crew1990s23 · crew2000s2 · crew2010s2 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Stephen Shin's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 65th percentile, the median of all 9; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 70th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

70thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Approval · how many liked their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Reach · how many have seen their films

74thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Midcredits score across 9 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th3

Shape of the crowd

None of their 9 titles divides audiences: 5 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Crowd Pleaser5
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed3

Most loved · actor

Dangerous Encounters of the First Kind (1980)

Midcredits 88th · 72% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 65/100 and the pacing 60/100 in their films, across 8 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Stephen Shin work with?

People who share at least 2 of Stephen Shin's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Dickson Poon shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles